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90 Meals For $1.25 Per Serving (or Less!)

February 11, 2013 4:00 am

Ramen noodles and fast food dollar menus aren’t the only way to slash your food budget. Although recent months have seen food prices continue to rise despite falling gas prices, a variety of meals can still be prepared at home for $1.25 per serving or less. This great list from the eBay Deals Blog team should provide significant savings if followed. Be sure to check them out for other ways to save every day.

Cooking on a tight budget starts with an understanding of which ingredients are most economical as well as how to get the most savings on higher-priced items. Check out these quick tips for significant grocery savings:

Prepare meals around which items are on sale that week at your grocery store. Stock up on meat when prices are low and freeze it for later.

Buy seasonal produce. Summer vegetables can cost you several times more in the winter, and they don’t taste nearly as good.

Don’t let anything go to waste. Soups are both economical and a smart way to use up leftover vegetables and meat scraps.

Have you ever made any of these dishes for your family? What types of meals do you make on a budget regularly? We would love to hear new and exciting ways you save money in the kitchen as well, or if you know of other great money saving food blogs you can post them here in the comments!

Notes about prices:

Costs per serving are based on the recipe source (these are the highlighted recipes), or calculated using the costs breakdowns on Budget Bytes. Oil, salt and pepper are not included in costs; the amounts used in these recipes is minimal and it’s assumed these are items already on hand and not specifically bought for one recipe.

6 thoughts on “90 Meals For $1.25 Per Serving (or Less!)”

Hi Anne! Not right now–we’re just sharing these great recipes that we got from some of our favorite food-related blogs and website from around the Internet. You are more than welcome to copy, save, or print out any recipes you want to hang on to, though. And of course, if you whip up one of these, please let us know how it was :)